Continent – Africa

Region – Central Africa

Size – 2,345,410 km²

Geography – low lying plateau with mountains in east

Language – French, Lingala, Kongo/Kituba, Swahili,  Tshiluba

Religion – 50% Catholic, 20% Protestant, 10% Kimbanguist, 10% Muslim, 10% other

Monetary Unit – Franc Congolais

Natural Resources – cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber

Agriculture – coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products

Industry – mining (diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan zinc), mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages), cement, commercial ship repair

Neighbouring Countries – Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola

Population – 77,433,744 (2014 estimate)

Population Growth Rate – 3.39%

Average Life Expectancy – 57.2

Capital City – Kinshasa (9,046,000)

Highest Mountain – Pic Marguerite (5,110 m)

Longest River – Congo (4,700 km [total length])

Climate – Tropical, hot and wet near equator 19°C to 31°C cooler in the south and east mountain regions 8°C to 33°C

Yearly Rainfall –  equatorial regions 180 cm (approx) mostly March to November, south and east mountain regions 120cm (approx) mostly November to March

 

Plant Life – red cedar, mahogany, oak, walnut, silk-cotton tree, palm trees, orchids, lilies, lobelias, gladioli

Animal Life – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, zebra, leopard, cheetah, gorilla, chimpanzee, baboon, wild boar, giraffe, okapi, wild hog, jackal, hyena, hippopotamus, civet, porcupine, squirrel, rabbit, rat, crocodile, lizard, chameleon, snakes including python, tree cobra, puff adder

Insect Life – dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, mosquitoes, tsetse fly, scorpions, spiders, centipedes, ants, termites

Aquatic Life – catfish, tigerfish, electric eels

Bird Life – eagle, vulture, owl, goose, duck, parrot, whidah and other weaver birds, pigeon, sunbird, cuckoo, swift, crane, heron, stork, pelican, cormorant

 

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